The Commission on the Status of Women will
be holding a public hearing to gather comments and recommendations from
the public regarding issues that should be addressed by the commission.
Information from the hearings will help determine the commission's legislative
agenda, and recommendations for administrative action, the state budget,
and studies on issues impacting women and girls.

Each year the Commission is charged with setting
policy for Commission action and selecting priority issues for its public
education and legislative program activities. In its 40 year history,
the Commission has examined and supported public policy development in
many areas of concern to California women and their families-civil rights;
sex equity in education; discrimination in employment, insurance, and
credit; sexual harassment; domestic violence and sexual assault, access
to health care; reproductive freedom; child and other dependent care;
pay inequities and comparable worth; legal rights of women in marriage
and divorce; social security and pensions.